Wednesday, December 31, 2008

A 74-year-old man died while his six-year-old grandchild went missing when a flashflood triggered by a heavy downpour swept their house in Clarin, Bohol on Wednesday morning. The fatalities were identified as Ebaristo "Titing" Ramos, 74, and his grandson Harold Ramos.

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Filipino's compassion and spirit of sharing will help the country surpass the impending economic crisis which is being experienced by some countries.

The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan province has remained No.1 on the list of nominees worldwide that are vying to be included on the New7Wonders of Nature as the end of the first stage of voting approaches. As of December 30, Tubbataha is on the No.3 spot; Chocolate Hills, No. 5; Mayon Volcano, No. 12; Hundred Islands, No. 22; Mount Pinatubo, No. 23; and Taal Volcano, No. 86.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday said it has filed another case of syndicated estafa (fraud) against the officials of a remittance company that failed to remit the money of an overseas Filipino worker (OFWs) based in the United Kingdom (UK).

Israel rejected international pressure to suspend its air offensive against Palestinian militants whose rocket barrages are striking close to the Israeli heartland, sending warplanes Wednesday to demolish smuggling tunnels that are the lifeline of Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers.

Actress Anne Curtis, Best Actress of the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival, said that it was her big-screen leading-man actor Jericho Rosales who really pushed her to give all her best in acting for their award-winning movie Baler.